DESOLATING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

crushed by grief

Example: depressed and desolate of soul; a low desolate wail

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

providing no shelter or sustenance

Example: bare rocky hills; barren lands; the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes; the desolate surface of the moon; a stark landscape

Part of speech: Verb

cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

Example: The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion

Part of speech: Verb

reduce in population

Example: The epidemic depopulated the countryside

Part of speech: Verb

leave someone who needs or counts on you

Example: leave in the lurch; The mother deserted her children